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Post by Paul G on Apr 14, 2014 8:00:06 GMT
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Post by custheyder on Apr 14, 2014 12:45:45 GMT
Don't you just hate it when they are too big for the net and jump out?
Nice technique letting the line run through the finger against the cork. Could this be seen as a bonus for fishing a much longer line? You have the option to let the fish take a little on a run using this technique. You don't have that option when the line is not much longer than the rod.
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Post by Paul G on Apr 14, 2014 15:58:30 GMT
Spot on Daniel, that is another consideration for using longer lines. Distinct advantage playing larger fish on larger rivers with space for fish to run round in. :-)
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Post by daves on Apr 15, 2014 19:12:39 GMT
What do you do with a long line when a fish bolts towards you? How do you gather up & control the slack line?
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Post by Paul G on Apr 17, 2014 7:56:34 GMT
Coming up in our future DVDs...but essentially you already have the arc of the long rod as you sweep it back. Then you have the ability to use the 'hand over hand' method shown in our Volume 1 DVD. This way you can actually recover line faster than by stripping with a Western rod (because you have to stop and re-gather the line between each strip). The hand over hand ends up more continuous - like a roly-poly retrieve.
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Post by custheyder on Apr 17, 2014 9:15:38 GMT
Tucking a rod under your arm and roly-poly!! ... I'm in danger of hyperventilating. A roly-poly retrieve on our rivers with light tackle.. The horror ... The Horror!
...I am of course joking. :-) Not much else you can do. Got to keep in touch some how.
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Post by Paul G on Apr 17, 2014 20:39:19 GMT
hee hee - PS no need to tuck rod under arm for the tenkara version (which might calm the nerves of those stream fishers of a more delicate disposition)  |
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Post by daves on Apr 18, 2014 7:08:31 GMT
I think I'll stick to short lines when ever possible since the method described (which is the only way I'd sussed out how to do it) seems fraught with potential problems, particularly on many of my home streams where there are lots of overhead trees & where I often have to calculate where to move to in order to land my fish. Seems to me that long-lining negates the primary advantage of Tenkara, that ability to hold line off the water.
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Post by Paul G on Apr 18, 2014 20:16:46 GMT
Would tend to disagree Dave, 'long' is relative of course, but I will try to do some video blog content on using 12ft level line and 3ft of tippet in a very overgrown stream and a rod of round 9 feet long. You can go straight to handlining with a low rod after striking parallel to the water.
Depending on the approach to the fish, you can use the angle of the cast in both vertical and lateral planes relative to localised current direction to hold light level line off the water.
That is not to say I Never use short lines, just that there are often other techniques that enable you to get round things that seem like barriers - and still retain the benefits of longer lines.
Sometimes a shorter line will still give the best benefits, but it tends to be more of an exception, even on streams smaller than Pickering B and with equal canopy cover.
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Post by springerman on Apr 19, 2014 9:33:40 GMT
Paul, I think your video would be welcomed by us all. Look forward to it. |
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